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Monongalia County Man Sentenced for Failing to Report to Federal Prison

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of West Virginia

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – James Mansfield Davis, 68, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced to an additional 12 months in prison for failing to surrender for a federal sentence.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Davis failed to report to federal prison for an 82-month sentence for a child pornography charge in the Northern District of West Virginia. Davis didn’t report to prison as ordered on October 4, 2024, and was arrested on October 15 in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Davis will serve three years of supervised release following his prison sentence.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Cogar prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

The case was investigated by the United States Marshals Service.

Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.

Updated August 20, 2025
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